If there was one word to describe television during the 1970s that word would be cheese. The very definition of the boob tube was evident during this decade as television programmers turned to implausible, high-concept sitcoms and variety shows to entertain audiences. Shows like The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family, The Love Boat, Charlie’s Angels, ...
Korean movies have become popular internationally. Naturally, Hollywood has bought the rights to remake some of them. This is not a new concept; Hollywood has borrowed from cinema all around the world. Korea is one of the current hot sources of inspiration. Since foreign-language films rarely get wide release in U.S. theaters, this is one ...
I will admit that I have been pretty hard on Hollywood in recent years. I have been tremendously disappointed by the amount of substandard shlock the movie industry has passed out to the public. Most films have lacked originality, quality and artistry. For too long, we have been awash in a sea of films about ...
It is very obvious Hollywood is running out of ideas, and in the past few years, remakes of classic films, whether good or bad, have become a mainstay of the entertainment industry. The following is a list of some remakes that are currently in the works: Friday the 13th This film has spawned too many ...
As previously written about, contemporary Asian horror films, or the ghost stories at least, revolve around the appearance of that familiar creepy girl with the long, black, stringy hair covering her face that crawls around on the floor, up walls, beneath beds, etc, based on the Noh revenge ghost figure of the Onryo. The simple ...
